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MMAHKI 68 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isopaa Hunter (ranked 4319 p4p, 4403 weight class) and Ispa Hunt (ranked 480 p4p, 486 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Isopaa Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ispa Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Hunter misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick from Hunter, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hunt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter throws a leg kick that misses.
And Hunt responds with a good body kick, but Hunter manages to step out the way in time.
Hunt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hunter tried to counter with a leg kick but Hunt avoided it.
Hunter throws a leg kick but Hunt moved away.
Hunt thinks about the counter body kick.
Hunt moves out of range of the leg kick from Hunter.
And Hunt responds with a good body kick, but Hunter manages to step out the way in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hunt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hunter feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hunter attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hunter throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hunt throws a body kick that misses.
Hunter appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Isopaa Hunter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hunter has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 10:9
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 10:9
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isopaa Hunter!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sparring John (ranked 3409 p4p, 3552 weight class) and Seisuke Inoue (ranked 514 p4p, 527 weight class). Seisuke Inoue is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sparring John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seisuke Inoue!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inoue chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Inoue misses with an attempted mid kick.
John is looking to counter punch.
John comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
John cracks Inoue with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Inoue uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by John.
John throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
John slips a jab from Inoue.
Inoue looks to land a right hand but John moved out of range.
John swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Inoue doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Inoue tries a low kick but John avoids it.
Inoue displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as John throws out the jab.
Inoue feints a counter leg kick.
John throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Inoue throws out a counter right but John avoids it with no problem.
Inoue moves away from the strike by John.
John looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Inoue throws a poor cross that misses
and John counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Inoue with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling John to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Inoue punishes John's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoue throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
John thows a left - swing and a miss!
Inoue keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from John.
John misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. John darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Inoue uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from John.
John pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Inoue wants to clinch.
Inoue scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
John looks to land a right hand but Inoue moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inoue ducks under a wild hook from John.
Inoue looks like he wants to counter punch here.
John jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Inoue moves into range and clinches up with John.
Inoue throws a punch but it's blocked by John.
Inoue lands with a short punch from the clinch.
John blocking some punches.
John throws a head punch that misses.
John misses with a hook to the ribs.
Inoue can't find room to land a body shot as John controls the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Inoue has a couple of punches blocked by John.
Inoue doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Inoue ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Inoue no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
John controlling from the top position.
John won't allow Inoue to sweep him here.
John showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John continues to stall.
Inoue tries to land a sweep but no joy.
John slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
John taking a breather here.
Inoue is trying to get back to half guard.
John in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Inoue is trying to work for a sweep but John has mounted him!
John tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
John has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
More hug and hope from John.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sparring John dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Inoue throws a quick inside leg kick.
Inoue uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before John has time to react.
Inoue dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on John. That did some damage!
Sparring John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Inoue.
John looks to land a right hand but Inoue moved out of range.
Inoue appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Inoue connects with a single shot there.
John has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Inoue.
Inoue chopping away at his opponent's legs.
John throws a hook to the side of Inoue's head but Inoue sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick from Inoue.
Inoue is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by John.
Inoue ducks under a wild hook from John.
Inoue moves away from the strike by John.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John dips to his left and cracks Inoue with an uppercut!
Inoue has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
John is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Inoue.
John is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A thudding body kick lands there by Inoue!
Inoue throws a nice inside leg kick.
John scores with a body shot.
Inoue blocks a jab.
John misses with a looping right.
John throws a jab but it's blocked by Inoue.
Inoue moves out of range of the strikes.
Inoue slips a jab from John.
John throws a hook but Inoue avoids it easily.
Sparring John is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Inoue.
John jabbing away but nothing is landing.
John throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Inoue counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Inoue pushes John up against the cage in a clinch.
John tries a body shot but Inoue blocks it.
Inoue blocks a body shot from John.
John controlling the action here for a moment.
Good body shot from John.
Inoue lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Inoue struggles to land a body shot inside as John controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from John fails to land.
A frustrated look appears on John's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Inoue pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
John misses with an uppercut.
Inoue throws a big counter head kick but John avoids it with no problem.
Inoue looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
John just misses with a punch to the body.
John misses with an uppercut.
Inoue looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inoue takes a shot to the body in his stride.
John throws an overhand right that lands on Inoue's shoulder, as Inoue tries to avoid the shot.
Inoue was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
John fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Inoue manages to avoid it.
John loads up on a big right hand but Inoue slips the punch.
Inoue appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Inoue ducks right into an uppercut from John.
Inoue avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
John lands a right hook to the body.
John misses with a right hand
letting Inoue counter with a right hand.
John looks to throw the jab but Inoue is out of range.
Sparring John is winning the standup battle so far.
John throws an overhand right that lands on Inoue's shoulder, as Inoue tries to avoid the shot.
John misses the shot to the body.
John misses with a body shot.
Inoue with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling John to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John misses with a hook. Inoue ducked under it nicely.
Inoue throws a counter combo.
Inoue ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Inoue steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
John throws an overhand right that lands on Inoue's shoulder, as Inoue tries to avoid the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Inoue was well out of range. Poor timing from John.
John throws a body punch but Inoue moves out of range.
Inoue throws a big counter head kick but John avoids it with no problem.
Inoue looks to score with a jab to the body but John is just out of range.
John swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
John takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Inoue tries to close the distance and clinch but John swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Inoue missing with a left hand there. John was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
John throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice body punch from Inoue.
Inoue gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
John prevents a body shot from Inoue.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Seisuke Inoue will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Inoue slips a straight right by John.
Inoue steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Inoue throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling John to counter with a crisp jab.
John has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Inoue.
John thuds a left hand into Inoue's body.
Inoue blocks a jab.
John ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Inoue fakes the leg kick and cracks John in the body.
Inoue throws a head kick but John moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Inoue.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
John lands a jab to the nose.
John misses the shot to the body.
John avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoue lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Inoue throws a chopping leg kick but John manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A quick step to the side and John tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Inoue. That's going to slow John down.
John fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Inoue looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
John connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Inoue momentarily.
Inoue tries to close the distance and clinch but John swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
John cracks a nice hook into Inoue's ribs.
A lazy left from John finds it's target.
John has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Inoue.
John lands a jab.
 Inoue is rocked!
John thuds a left hand into Inoue's body.
Inoue is still on wobbly legs! Can John finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Inoue misses with an uppercut.
Inoue seems to have recovered his senses.
John is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Inoue can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Inoue on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Inoue throws a leg kick which misses John's front leg but catches the back leg as John tries to avoid it.
John shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
John misses with a hook.
Inoue uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from John.
John misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Inoue.
Inoue unleashes a big counter combination but John bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
John throws a jab when Inoue was well out of range.
John with a jab.
Inoue keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from John.
John tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Inoue was well out of range. Poor timing from John.
John throws an off balance right hand
and Inoue counters with a head kick. That will keep John thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Inoue takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Inoue misses.
Inoue tries to close the distance and clinch but John swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
John throws a hook but Inoue avoids it easily.
John is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
John ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Inoue moves away.
Inoue with a nice calf kick.
Inoue slips under a jab.
John jabs Inoue to the body, keeping him at a distance.
John throws a body shot but no joy.
Inoue turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Inoue avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
John throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
John takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
John checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John connects with a good right hand that stumbles Inoue. Inoue circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
John lands a big right hand that sends Inoue crashing to the mat! John stays standing though and waves Inoue back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
John misses with an uppercut. Inoue saw that one coming.
Inoue appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Inoue moves away from the strike by John.
Inoue scores with a sloppy right hand. John should have avoided that one.
Inoue dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on John. That did some damage!
John gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Inoue clinches up with John and pushes him back against the cage.
John tries to throw a body punch but Inoue avoids it by throwing John back against the cage.
Inoue goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
John lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Inoue breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sparring John showed his dominance in that final round.
I think John has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sparring John!
Sparring John seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enokentiy Klimov (ranked 1123 p4p, 1622 weight class) and Kip Stern (ranked 191 p4p, 261 weight class). Stern comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fight kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Enokentiy Klimov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kip Stern!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klimov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stern staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Stern on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stern throws a good cross that connects.
Klimov misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stern! But no joy.
Stern looks to land a right hand but Klimov moved out of range.
Klimov misses with a left hand
and Stern counters with a straight right hand.
Klimov throws a hook but Stern blocks it.
Good shot there by Klimov.
Stern tests Klimov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Klimov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Klimov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Klimov throws a poor cross that misses
and Stern counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klimov misses with a right hand
and Stern counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern lands a big uppercut and Klimov crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Klimov looks OK. Stern waves Klimov back to his feet!
Stern slips a jab and a cross from Klimov.
Stern looks for the body kick but Klimov saw that one coming.
Klimov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A punch combination from Klimov misses.
Klimov just misses with a punch to the body.
Stern feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Klimov sprawling to the canvas! Klimov rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Stern finish him?!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stern with a hook.
 Klimov is rocked!
Klimov misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Klimov misses.
Stern slips a jab from Klimov.
Klimov with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klimov throws a jab but it's blocked by Stern.
Klimov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Klimov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stern.
Decent striking displayed by Klimov there.
Stern connects with a good right hand that stumbles Klimov. Klimov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Klimov misses with a left hand
and Stern counters with a solid body kick.
Klimov misses with a right hand
and Stern counters with a crisp right hand that drops Klimov! Stern lets Klimov back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Stern misses the jab.
Stern misses with an attempted mid kick.
Klimov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Oh Klimov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stern uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Klimov.
Klimov seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stern blocks a jab.
Klimov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stern.
A little feinted left hand from Klimov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stern looks to land a left hand but Klimov moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Klimov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Klimov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stern moves away.
Nice defenses there by Stern.
Stern misses with a right hand
enabling Klimov to counter with a crisp jab.
Stern scores with a jab to the jaw.
Klimov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Klimov throws a shot to the body.
Stern throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stern connects with a looping right hand.
Stern is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Klimov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stern lands with a straight right. Klimov didn't see that one coming.
Klimov misses with a hook.
Klimov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stern lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stern connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Klimov's hands.
Stern walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stern takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Stern slips a straight right by Klimov.
Stern wants to counter with a clinch but Klimov pushes him away.
Stern uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klimov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kip Stern dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Klimov finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Stern's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Klimov falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kip Stern!
Our winner, Kip Stern, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Will Rock Jr (ranked 1487 p4p, 2991 weight class) and Lubomir Sultsina (ranked 205 p4p, 364 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Will Rock Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lubomir Sultsina!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rock Jr's corner calls for a 1-2. Rock Jr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rock Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Sultsina rushes Rock Jr and presses him up against the cage.
Rock Jr blocks a body shot from Sultsina.
Rock Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rock Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sultsina tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rock Jr avoids it.
Rock Jr misses with a knee strike.
Sultsina looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rock Jr tries to work over Sultsina's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sultsina wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sultsina prevents a body shot from Rock Jr.
Sultsina will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rock Jr up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sultsina lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sultsina.
Sultsina pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rock Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sultsina pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sultsina tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sultsina misses with an elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Rock Jr.
Sultsina swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rock Jr dodges an elbow strike from Sultsina.
Rock Jr misses with a knee strike.
Rock Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Sultsina.
Sultsina misses with a punch on the inside.
Rock Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rock Jr blocks the elbow strike.
Rock Jr lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sultsina.
A short uppercut from Rock Jr.
Sultsina misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sultsina tries to circle away but Rock Jr has him pinned against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Rock Jr.
Sultsina throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rock Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rock Jr obliges.
Sultsina's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sultsina pushes off an throws an elbow but Rock Jr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sultsina tries to land knees in the clinch but Rock Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Sultsina is trying to stall.
Rock Jr landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sultsina looks winded!
Sultsina lands a body shot.
Sultsina taking a breather.
Rock Jr lands a shot to the body.
Sultsina wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rock Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rock Jr landing knees to the body.
Rock Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sultsina blocks it with crossed arms.
Rock Jr using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rock Jr landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rock Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rock Jr lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sultsina takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rock Jr lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sultsina.
Rock Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rock Jr obliges.
Rock Jr lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rock Jr lands a good knee to the midsection. Sultsina won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Rock Jr.
 It looks like Lubomir Sultsina has been cut.
Rock Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sultsinas head.
Rock Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rock Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rock Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sultsina lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rock Jr connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sultsina's face.
Rock Jr scores a nice knee to the body.
Rock Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sultsina backwards.
Rock Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sultsina blocks it with crossed arms.
Sultsina takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rock Jr landing knees to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Rock Jr.
Rock Jr using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sultsina avoiding damage as Rock Jr throws knees to the body.
Rock Jr tries to land a knee to the head but Sultsina blocks with his arms.
Sultsina avoiding damage as Rock Jr throws knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rock Jr landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rock Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sultsina lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rock Jr tries to land a knee to the head but Sultsina blocks with his arms.
Sultsina tries a knee to the head but Rock Jr blocks it.
Rock Jr with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right handed body shot lands from Rock Jr.
Rock Jr scores with a knee to the head.
Rock Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rock Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rock Jr lands a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Will Rock Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lubomir Sultsina's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rock Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lubomir Sultsina is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A bone on bone clash there as Rock Jr blocks the leg kick.
Rock Jr throws a good cross that connects.
Sultsina looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rock Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sultsina throws a sloppy head kick
and Rock Jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sultsina takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sultsina has managed to clinch.
Rock Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sultsina misses with a knee strike.
Rock Jr crunches a lovely knee into Sultsina's ribcage.
Come on Sultsina - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rock Jr lands a good knee to the midsection. Sultsina won't want to take too many of those.
Will Rock Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sultsina is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sultsina blocks a body shot from Rock Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock Jr prevents Sultsina from breaking the clinch.
Rock Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sultsina lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rock Jr landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rock Jr tries to land a knee to the head but Sultsina blocks with his arms.
Rock Jr landing knees to the body.
Rock Jr with a knee to the head.
Rock Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rock Jr is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rock Jr works on Sultsina's body with a couple of short punches.
Rock Jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Rock Jr.
Rock Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
A knee to the head by Rock Jr.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Rock Jr.
Rock Jr is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rock Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Rock Jr.
Rock Jr using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rock Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rock Jr with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sultsina wants to break free but Rock Jr has control.
Rock Jr putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sultsina in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rock Jr scores with a shot to the side of Sultsina's head.
Rock Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Rock Jr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sultsina has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sultsina has a couple of punches blocked by Rock Jr.
Rock Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Rock Jr.
Rock Jr tries to work over Sultsina's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Rock Jr.
Sultsina takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short body shot lands from Rock Jr as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Rock Jr as the two fighters clinch.
Sultsina takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rock Jr crunches a lovely knee into Sultsina's ribcage.
A left hand lands to the body for Rock Jr.
Rock Jr lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sultsina is rocked!
Rock Jr landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sultsina is still on wobbly legs! Can Rock Jr finish him?
Rock Jr with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rock Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rock Jr has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Sultsina - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Rock Jr, and another! Sultsina is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Will Rock Jr!
Will Rock Jr decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Krypton Brussard (ranked 1317 p4p, 1825 weight class) and Arturito Tampukpuk (ranked 177 p4p, 236 weight class). Brussard comes into the arena with New Jack Hustler blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Arturito Tampukpuk enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Krypton Brussard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arturito Tampukpuk!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tampukpuk throws a sloppy head kick and Brussard moves out of range easily.
A right-left combo lands from Tampukpuk.
Brussard gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brussard misses with a punch to the body.
Tampukpuk tries to score a body lock takedown but Brussard shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Brussard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brussard misses with a body punch.
Tampukpuk tries to circle away but Brussard has him pinned against the cage.
Brussard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tampukpuk wants the takedown. Brussard is fighting it off but Tampukpuk persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Brussard's guard against the cage.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Tampukpuk won't allow Brussard to get back to his feet.
Tampukpuk trying to control but Brussard is working from the bottom.
Brussard is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tampukpuk is controlling him.
Tampukpuk wants to control from the top but Brussard keeps moving.
Tampukpuk drops back looking for a leg! Brussard is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brussard manages to kick Tampukpuk off! Tampukpuk jumps back into Brussard's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tampukpuk prevents Brussard from getting back to his feet.
Brussard keeping moving, preventing Tampukpuk from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Brussard tries to close the distance and clinch but Tampukpuk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brussard moves in looking to clinch but Tampukpuk pushes him off.
Tampukpuk keeps the fight on the outside.
No luck for Tampukpuk with that takedown attempt.
Krypton Brussard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tampukpuk throws a hook to the side of Brussard's head but Brussard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brussard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brussard.
Brussard swings wildly with an uppercut but Tampukpuk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brussard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brussard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brussard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brussard tries to throw a body punch but Tampukpuk avoids it by throwing Brussard back against the cage.
Brussard lands with a light punch inside.
Tampukpuk tries to pull guard but Brussard won't allow it.
Krypton Brussard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arturito Tampukpuk.
Brussard lands a right hand.
Tampukpuk is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Brussard pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Brussard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brussard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brussard struggles to land a body shot inside as Tampukpuk controls his hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brussard misses with a body punch.
Brussard struggles to land a body shot inside as Tampukpuk controls his hands.
Tampukpuk jumps guard but Brussard stands there with Tampukpuk around his waist. Tampukpuk gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Brussard fails to land.
Brussard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brussard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brussard lands a body shot.
Brussard can't find room to land a body shot as Tampukpuk controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Brussard.
A head punch on the inside from Brussard fails to land.
Brussard tries to work over Tampukpuk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brussard tries to throw a body punch but Tampukpuk avoids it by throwing Brussard back against the cage.
Brussard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brussard misses with the head strike.
Brussard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tampukpuk backwards.
Brussard prevents the takedown attempt.
Brussard lands with a right to the head.
Tampukpuk tries to score a body lock takedown but Brussard shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Brussard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tampukpuk tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brussard smiles and moves away.
Brussard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brussard misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brussard tries a body shot but Tampukpuk blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brussard.
Brussard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brussard misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tampukpuk tries to pull guard but Brussard forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Brussard fails to land.
Tampukpuk prevents a body shot from Brussard.
Brussard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tampukpuks head.
Brussard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tampukpuks head.
Brussard pushes Tampukpuk back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brussard throws a punch but it's blocked by Tampukpuk.
Brussard scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brussard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Krypton Brussard dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tampukpuk swats away the attempt to clinch by Brussard.
Tampukpuk changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Brussard tries to clinch up.
Brussard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short uppercut from Brussard.
Brussard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brussard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tampukpuk prevents a body shot from Brussard.
Brussard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brussard lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tampukpuk.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tampukpuk blocks an uppercut.
Tampukpuk tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tampukpuk blocks a body shot from Brussard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tampukpuk.
Brussard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brussard lands a body punch.
Brussard can't find room to land a body shot as Tampukpuk controls the action.
Brussard misses with a punch on the inside.
Brussard lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Brussard.
Tampukpuk blocks a body shot from Brussard.
Brussard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brussard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tampukpuk's elbow.
Good body shot from Brussard.
Brussard tries a body shot but Tampukpuk blocks it.
Nice body punch from Brussard - that landed with a thud.
Tampukpuk is breathing heavily.
Tampukpuk wants a takedown.
Brussard misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Brussard.
Brussard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Brussard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brussard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brussard is leaning against Tampukpuk and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tampukpuk drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brussard gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Krypton Brussard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arturito Tampukpuk.
A left hand lands to the body for Brussard.
A short uppercut from Brussard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brussard tries to throw a body punch but Tampukpuk avoids it by throwing Brussard back against the cage.
Brussard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brussard tries a body shot but Tampukpuk blocks it.
Brussard works on Tampukpuk's body with a couple of short punches.
Brussard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brussard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brussard lands a shoulder strike.
Brussard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tampukpuk prevents a body shot from Brussard.
Brussard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brussard misses with a punch on the inside.
Brussard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brussard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Brussard fails to land.
Brussard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brussard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brussard lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tampukpuk blocks a body shot from Brussard.
Brussard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tampukpuk's elbow.
Brussard misses with the head strike.
Brussard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tampukpuk can do to turn this around?
Brussard lands an uppercut.
Brussard misses with some punches.
Tampukpuk blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brussard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tampukpuk's elbow.
Tampukpuk is looking for a takedown.
Brussard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brussard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brussard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Krypton Brussard has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tampukpuk jumps guard but Brussard turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Brussard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tampukpuk drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brussard gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Brussard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tampukpuk blocks a body shot from Brussard.
Brussard lands a body punch.
Tampukpuk prevents a body shot from Brussard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brussard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Krypton Brussard dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Brussard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brussard tries to close the distance and clinch but Tampukpuk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tampukpuk gets tackled into the cage by Brussard. Brussard maintains the clinch.
Brussard lands with a light punch inside.
Brussard struggles to land a body shot inside as Tampukpuk controls his hands.
Tampukpuk turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Tampukpuk tries for a kimura but Brussard is defending well.
Brussard is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Brussard prevents Tampukpuk from improving position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tampukpuk tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tampukpuk has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Brussard tries to escape but Tampukpuk is in control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tampukpuk tries for a kimura but Brussard is defending well.
Brussard is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Brussard is not content to let Tampukpuk control the position.
Brussard is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tampukpuk asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tampukpuk wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Brussard, who protects the arm well.
Brussard is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Tampukpuk is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Brussard knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Brussard is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tampukpuk asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Tampukpuk is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Brussard has escaped the position, nice work there.
Brussard is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tampukpuk is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Brussard is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Brussard is pushing Tampukpuk's head away, looking to escape. Tampukpuk manages to hold on to the position though.
Tampukpuk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brussard keeps working.
Brussard wants to get back to his feet but Tampukpuk drags him back down.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brussard is looking to clinch.
Tampukpuk tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brussard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tampukpuk let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Brussard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brussard defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tampukpuk.
Brussard is looking to clinch.
Brussard tries to clinch there but Tampukpuk circles away.
Brussard tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brussard moves in looking to clinch but Tampukpuk pushes him off.
Brussard tries to clinch there but Tampukpuk circles away.
Brussard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brussard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Brussard.
Brussard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arturito Tampukpuk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brussard misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Brussard on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brussard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Brussard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Brussard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tampukpuk drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tampukpuk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tampukpuk blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Krypton Brussard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brussard, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krypton Brussard!
A very excited looking Krypton Brussard made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matto Hyrra (ranked 2633 p4p, 1594 weight class) and Rock Lee (ranked 321 p4p, 213 weight class). Hyrra comes to the cage accompanied by Etta - Perus . Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matto Hyrra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rock Lee!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee is looking to slow Hyrra down with leg kicks.
Hyrra is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lee.
 It looks like Matto Hyrra has been cut.
Hyrra on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lee swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hyrra.
Hyrra throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lee's waist but Lee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hyrra off to one side.
Lee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lee displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hyrra.
Hyrra gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee wants to control but Hyrra is keeping busy.
Lee is controlling Hyrra's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Lee has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Lee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hyrra.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to roll over but Hyrra keeps him under control.
Lee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hyrra seems to be looking for submissions.
Lee is looking to improve his position.
Lee holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Hyrra is nestled in close to Lee, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lee wants to control but Hyrra is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hyrra looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Lee is concentrating on defense, preventing Hyrra from advancing position.
Lee slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hyrra preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hyrra wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Lee pulls Hyrra in close to prevent any damage.
Hyrra postures up in Lee's guard and throws a big left but Lee blocks it.
Lee has momentary wrist control but Hyrra slips an elbow through the middle.
Lee is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hyrra trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Lee is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyrra postures up in Lee's guard and throws a big left but Lee blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hyrra accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hyrra stopping the sweep attempt from Lee.
Lee working for a triangle but Hyrra defends it easily.
Hyrra throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lee is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lee has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Hyrra is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Lee.
Hyrra cracks Lee with a big right hand but Lee just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to improve his position.
Hyrra is trying to get an arm triangle but Lee is defending well.
Lee is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Lee manages to get to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee pulls Hyrra in close to prevent any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rock Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matto Hyrra's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hyrra throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Lee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hyrra closes the distance and clinches up with Lee, looking for a takedown. Hyrra pushes Lee against the cage but Lee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lee changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lee jabs Hyrra right on the nose. Hyrra blinks but takes it well.
Lee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hyrra shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lee pinned against the cage. Lee gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matto Hyrra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hyrra shoots in for a double leg but Lee sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Matto Hyrra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hyrra shoots for a takedown but Lee saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hyrra half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hyrra throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lee was covering up waiting for the punch and Hyrra finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lee is adopting a defensive guard.
Lee is trying to control the position but Hyrra postures up.
Lee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hyrra keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lee's head.
Hyrra wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hyrra preventing the sweep.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lee trying to control the position.
Hyrra trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hyrra postures up in Lee's guard and throws a big left but Lee blocks it.
Hyrra keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lee's head.
Hyrra missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lee seems keen to control Hyrra's posture.
Hyrra postures up in Lee's guard and throws a big left but Lee blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hyrra wants to pass the guard but Lee is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Hyrra moves out of range easily.
Hyrra tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lee. Hyrra shrugs it off though.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hyrra fails with a takedown attempt.
Rock Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee digs a good body shot into Hyrra's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hyrra.
Lee tests Hyrra's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hyrra drops his hands momentarily and Lee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hyrra fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lee looks to land a combination. Hyrra sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hyrra shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense.
And Lee tries to counter it with a takedown but Hyrra pushes his down on his head and steps out.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rock Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matto Hyrra's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lee gets caught flat footed, as Hyrra shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lee is trying to control the position but Hyrra postures up.
Hyrra trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee controlling Hyrra's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lee is on top in guard.
Lee showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hyrra keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Lee's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Hyrra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Let's hope that Lee has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Hyrra keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Hyrra is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hyrra is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee wants to stand but Hyrra is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lee trying to control but Hyrra is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A quick step to the side and Hyrra tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hyrra fails in his attempt to clinch.
No luck for Hyrra with that takedown attempt.
Lee drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hyrra defends it well.
Hyrra gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Lee throws a nice looking combination but Hyrra bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lee connects with a crisp jab.
Rock Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rock Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee with a nice cross.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hyrra attempts a counter takedown but Lee avoids it well and moves away.
Hyrra tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
Hyrra on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lee. Lee obviously looking to wear him down.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Hyrra moves out of range easily.
Lee stalks Hyrra and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hyrra's face. Hyrra staggers backwards, shaken.
Hyrra tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hyrra takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hyrra is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lee sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lee tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matto Hyrra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hyrra takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hyrra fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyrra bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on Lee's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lee dodges the ground and pound from Hyrra.
Lee can't do much from the bottom here.
Rock Lee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The ground and pound from Hyrra seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hyrra working the strikes but Lee uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Lee works his way to full guard. Good work.
Matto Hyrra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee trying to keep a closed guard but Hyrra is proving a slippery customer.
Lee wants to sweep but no luck.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rock Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lee winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rock Lee!
Rock Lee made sure to mention his sponsor, Mythical Fighter in his post fight interview.
Matto Hyrra was interviewed post fight and said 'Ill be back'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Janko Godwin (ranked 782 p4p, 1319 weight class) and Danila Bagrov (ranked 107 p4p, 178 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Janko Godwin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Danila Bagrov!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bagrov scores with a jab to the body.
Godwin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bagrov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bagrov. Godwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Godwin wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bagrov misses with a hook
and Bagrov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Danila Bagrov has been cut.
A cross from Bagrov lands.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bagrov.
Bagrov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bagrov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Godwin's head backwards.
Godwin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bagrov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Godwin lands a jab-cross combination.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice defenses there by Godwin.
Bagrov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Godwin can't keep his opponent in guard - Bagrov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bagrov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bagrov working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godwin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Godwin trying to control here.
Bagrov working the head and body with strikes.
Bagrov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bagrov stops Godwin from getting back to his feet.
Bagrov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bagrov prevents Godwin from standing back up.
Bagrov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bagrov prevents Godwin from improving his position.
Bagrov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Godwin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bagrov is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bagrov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Godwin is trying to stand back up but Bagrov is controlling him
Bagrov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Godwin is looking to escape.
Bagrov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Godwin is looking to escape.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bagrov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bagrov prevents Godwin from getting back to his feet.
Bagrov trying to control the position from guard on top but Godwin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Godwin wants to stand but Bagrov is controlling the position.
Godwin punching from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagrov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bagrov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Godwin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Godwin is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Bagrov working aggressively here.
Bagrov can't break the clinch.
A hook to the body from Godwin.
Stalling in the clinch from Bagrov.
Godwin is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Godwin misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Bagrov fails to land.
Bagrov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Godwin's elbow.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The referee calls for Bagrov to work.
Godwin is leaning against Bagrov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Godwin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Godwin.
Bagrov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godwin lands a right hand.
Godwin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bagrovs head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Godwin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bagrov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Godwin throws a punch but it's blocked by Bagrov.
Bagrov misses with some punches.
Bagrov taking a breather.
Godwin successfully pulls guard.
Godwin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Godwin keeping moving, preventing Bagrov from controlling successfully.
Bagrov stops Godwin from standing up.
Godwin throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Godwin is looking to stand up but Bagrov isn't so interested in that idea.
Godwin looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Danila Bagrov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danila Bagrov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Godwin tests Bagrov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Godwin misses.
Godwin shoots in looking for a takedown but Bagrov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Godwin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And Bagrov tries to counter it with a takedown but Godwin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bagrov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bagrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bagrov throws a hook but Godwin avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godwin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bagrov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Danila Bagrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Bagrov misses its intended target.
It looked like Godwin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Godwin drops his hands momentarily and Bagrov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godwin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bagrov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bagrov looks for a takedown but Godwin sprawls well.
A counter left hand to the body from Godwin misses its target.
Godwin wants to clinch
and Bagrov counters with a stiff right hand.
Godwin misses the shot to the body.
Godwin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bagrov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bagrov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Godwin is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Hare of the Dog Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Godwin has his hands clasped together around Bagrov's back. He's all about the action.
Godwin has one foot on Bagrov's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Godwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bagrov moves away.
Bagrov darts in looking for a takedown but Godwin gets double underhooks and turns Bagrov into the cage.
Godwin slips under a jab from Bagrov.
Bagrov misses with a body shot.
Godwin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bagrov circles away quickly and effectively.
Godwin scores with a nice head shot.
Godwin loads up on a big right hand but Bagrov slips the punch.
Bagrov throws a lazy uppercut
and Godwin counters with a big right hand! Oh Bagrov is in trouble here! Godwin follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Janko Godwin!
Janko Godwin retains his middleweight title!
Janko Godwin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jaxen Christ (ranked 1991 p4p, 1351 weight class) and Colt Bennet (ranked 182 p4p, 125 weight class). Jaxen Christ could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Colt Bennet's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaxen Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Colt Bennet!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennet throws an off balance right hand
and Christ connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bennet blocks a low kick nicely.
Bennet thuds a left hand into Christ's body.
Bennet pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Christ avoids the body shot from Bennet.
Bennet looks to score with a jab to the body but Christ is just out of range.
Bennet ducks under a wild hook from Christ.
Bennet looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bennet misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bennet throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennet slips a jab and a cross from Christ.
Christ uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennet.
An attempted straight right counter from Christ misses the target.
Bennet looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bennet takes a swing at Christ's ribcage but misses.
Christ was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Christ looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Colt Bennet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Christ swings widly with a right hand
and Bennet counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Christ connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A jab lands there for Bennet.
Bennet misses with an uppercut.
Christ throws a big shot that misses.
Christ thuds his right hand into Bennet's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bennet is rocked!
A big right from Bennet misses.
As Bennet backs away, Christ returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bennet is still on wobbly legs! Can Christ finish him?
Bennet works Christ's body with a nice hook.
Bennet seems to have recovered his senses.
Bennet looks to throw the jab but Christ is out of range.
Bennet swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Christ is looking for a counter combo.
Bennet throws a lazy right hand but Christ sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ misses with a looping right.
Bennet throws a jab but it's blocked by Christ.
Bennet throws the left hand but Christ avoids the punch easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennet misses with a straight left.
Bennet misses with a right hand
and Christ counters with a straight right hand.
Jab, jab by Christ - just one landing.
Christ ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Christ moves out of range as Bennet strikes.
Christ is looking for a counter combo.
Bennet misses with a straight left.
Christ steps in with a hook that catches Bennet right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Christ follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Bennet looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaxen Christ!
After winning the bout, Jaxen Christ thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Cobb (ranked 850 p4p, 973 weight class) and Mehmet Shakaromanov (ranked 117 p4p, 134 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Cobb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mehmet Shakaromanov!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shakaromanov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cobb's hands.
Shakaromanov lands a head shot.
Cobb throws a low kick but Shakaromanov avoids it.
Shakaromanov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shakaromanov throws a shot from downtown. Cobb moves away and avoids it.
Shakaromanov lands with a hook. Cobb tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've been told by Cobb's head coaches at Doom's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cobb scores with the left hand. Shakaromanov knows he should have avoided that one.
Cobb throws a leg kick
and Shakaromanov counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Cobb motions for Shakaromanov to come forward. Cobb throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cobb lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cobb on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shakaromanov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cobb.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cobb. Shakaromanov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cobb throws out a loose jab but Shakaromanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cobb misses with a hook.
Cobb walks into a left hand.
Cobb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shakaromanov walks into a straight right hand from Cobb.
Cobb lands a head shot.
Cobb swings for the body but Shakaromanov moves out of range.
Shakaromanov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakaromanov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cobb keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jab, jab by Cobb - just one landing.
Cobb throws out a loose jab but Shakaromanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cobb throws a shot from downtown. Shakaromanov moves away and avoids it.
Cobb ducks under a wild hook from Shakaromanov.
Cobb looks to land a left hand but Shakaromanov moved out of range nicely.
Shakaromanov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cobb sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cobb scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shakaromanov misses with an uppercut. Cobb saw that one coming.
It looked like Cobb wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cobb looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shakaromanov.
Cobb looks to land a right hand but Shakaromanov moved out of range.
Shakaromanov throws a body kick that misses.
Billy Cobb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shakaromanov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cobb throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cobb throws a low kick but Shakaromanov moves out of range easily.
Cobb misses with an uppercut. Shakaromanov saw that one coming.
Cobb thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shakaromanov throws a head kick that Cobb semi-blocks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Shakaromanov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cobb sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cobb.
Cobb throws a lazy right hand but Shakaromanov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cobb throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shakaromanov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cobb swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shakaromanov defending well as Cobb loads up on a big left hand.
Cobb looks to land a right hand but Shakaromanov moved out of range.
Nice body punch from Cobb.
Shakaromanov staying out of range there.
Shakaromanov blocks a low kick nicely.
Shakaromanov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cobb has a takedown stuffed.
Cobb drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cobb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shakaromanov.
Shakaromanov misses with a hook.
Mehmet Shakaromanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cobb misses with a looping right.
Shakaromanov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shakaromanov lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cobb misses with a leg kick
and Shakaromanov counters with a stiff right hand.
Cobb is breathing heavily.
Shakaromanov connects with a right hand. Cobb shakes it off.
Shakaromanov drops Cobb with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Cobb looks back up at him and smiles so Shakaromanov waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Cobb is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Cobb misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shakaromanov! But no joy.
Oh Cobb is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cobb is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cobb misses with a hook. Shakaromanov ducked under it nicely.
Cobb seems to have got his legs back now.
Shakaromanov with the inside leg kick.
Shakaromanov drops Cobb with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Cobb looks back up at him and smiles so Shakaromanov waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Shakaromanov ducks under a wild hook from Cobb.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shakaromanov! But no joy.
Shakaromanov with a nice calf kick.
Cobb throws a shot from downtown. Shakaromanov moves away and avoids it.
Shakaromanov slips a straight right by Cobb.
Cobb throws the left hand but Shakaromanov avoids the punch easily.
Cobb throws a lazy uppercut
and Shakaromanov counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Cobb out cold! What a finish! Shakaromanov is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mehmet Shakaromanov!
Our winner, Mehmet Shakaromanov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rasmus Karhu (ranked 530 p4p, 1268 weight class) and Lieutenant Nog (ranked 89 p4p, 212 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Nog's choice of entrance music: House of Pain - Put on Your Shit Kickers. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rasmus Karhu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lieutenant Nog!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nog connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Rasmus Karhu has been cut.
Nog bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nog ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've been told by Karhu's head coaches at Helsinki Private Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Karhu punishes Nog's body with a nice straight punch.
Karhu misses with a right hand
and Nog counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karhu throws a sloppy body shot
and Nog counters with a nice uppercut.
Karhu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nog needs to keep his hands up - Karhu had a free shot at his head there.
Karhu misses with a left hand
and Nog counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karhu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nog's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donk. Nog catches Karhu right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu throws an off balance right hand
and Nog cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nog misses with an uppercut.
Karhu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Lieutenant Nog has been cut.
Karhu connects with a right hand. Nog shakes it off.
Nog misses with a lunging right hand
and Karhu counters with a crisp right hand that drops Nog! Karhu lets Nog back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Nog is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karhu looks to throw the jab but Nog is out of range.
It seemed like Nog was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nog moves out of range as Karhu strikes.
Karhu throws an overhand right that lands on Nog's shoulder, as Nog tries to avoid the shot.
Karhu misses with a hook.
Nog uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karhu.
Nog shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nog missing with a left hand there. Karhu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Karhu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Good shot there by Karhu.
Nog paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Karhu throws a looping overhand right but Nog ducks down to avoid it.
Karhu tries to clinch up but Nog circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice side step and Nog releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nog misses with a hook.
Karhu lands a jab.
Nog fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A counter left hand to the body from Karhu misses its target.
Decent striking displayed by Nog there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Karhu misses.
Karhu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nog misses with a hook to the body
and Karhu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nog with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Karhu to score with a decent uppercut.
Karhu throws a body punch but Nog moves out of range.
Karhu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nog swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nog looks to score with a jab to the body but Karhu is just out of range.
Karhu looks to land a left hand but Nog moved out of range nicely.
Nog scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nog drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Karhu right on the button. Karhu goes down! Nog follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Nog gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lieutenant Nog!
Lieutenant Nog seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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